Description

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5125 HIGH STREET NORTH
(East Side)
Grove House
TL 0122 3/38 25.10.51.

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A late C17 brick house; 2 storeys, heavy stucco covering. Late C18 and late C19
alterations. Very steep pitched gabled roof with early tiles on the left, brown
tiles on the right, varying ridge line, long high central section and 2 lower (unequal)
shorter end sections, valley at North end. The Park front (East) has deep parapet
and cornice and 6 widely spaced dormers. 5 sides, 2 storey bay in centre (3 windows)
with very steep hipped roof. There are 6 windows on both sides of centre (2nd
storey). Immediately north of bay there is a light pedimented Doric doorcase (wooden)
and 3 windows, South of bay a plain doorway. The windows are sash, some early
single hung, in wide wooden cases. The interior has been much altered but many
minor details of the C17 have survived, the road front has at the North end a symmetrical
5 window facade of 'late C19 Classical' style, heavy detail.

Listing NGR: TL0168822118

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Grove House at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26431392

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version